Corset attachment



June 14,1949. J. l.. Hou 2,472,974

' CORSET ATTACHMENT Filed March 2, 1946 /NVEA/TOR J'O S E PHI NE L.HOLT

ATTO RN E Y Patented June 14, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to corsets having special abdominal supports andespecially to a garment of this character particularly designed for verycorpulent people.

The principal object of the invention is to provide an insert orattachment for such a corset which will enable persons of differentabdominal proportions to be properly fitted with a minimum number ofcorset sizes. By this means, a few standard sizes of corsets, withcorresponding reduction of cost both to the corset seller and to thecustomers, will satisfy all needs.

Also, abnormally fat people are apt to increase in their abdominalgirth, and my insert enables the same corset to be readily adjusted totake care of this increase without the need of purchasing an entirelynew outfit every time.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is an elevation of an insert, looking at the outer facethereof.

Figure 2 is an edge view of the insert.

Figure 3 is an elevation of the insert on the side opposite that shownin Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a cross section of the-insert as mounted on a corset, takenon line 4-4 of Figure 6.

Figure 5 is a. perspective view of the insert as mounted in connectionwith the abdominal support of a corset.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary elevation of the insert as mounted on acorset.

Referring to the numerals of reference on the drawings, a typicalcorsetI, to which my invention may be applied includes a front abdominalportion 2, terminating in a free edge and having a row of lacing eyelets3, down the same, and a narrow strip 4, on the corset opposite said freeedge and provided with a row of hook eyelets 5.

The gap between portion 2, and strip II, varies with the corpulency ofthe wearer and is ordinarily bridged by lacing which frequently must beso long that bulging and chafing of the skin occurs between the solidportions of the corset, to the discomfort of the wearer.

This objectional feature is eliminated by my invention, which comprisesessentially a strip 6, of strong webbing or elastic fabric. This stripis as long as the height of corset portion 2, and may be as wide as maybe required.

Down one edge, the strip is provided on one side with a row of hooks 1,for detachable engagement with the eyelets 5, as shown in Figure 6. Downits other edge, the strip is provided with a row of lacing eyelets 8,which are thus disposed in opposed relation to the corset eyelets 3.

Lacing 9, connects strip I, and corset portion 2, through eyelets 8, and3, and since it is eX- tremely easy to replace strip I, with a similarwider one with any increase in corpulence of the wearer, the space whichis spanned by the lacing need never be so wide as to cause the abovedescribed undesirable and annoying skin chai-lng conditions.

I claim:

A corset having an insert for varying the size of the corset, comprisinga narrow strip permanently secured to the corset, said strip having arow of hook eyelets on the free edge thereof; a single relatively stiffbut flexible strip having on one side thereof a rpw of hooks engagingsaid hook eyelets; and on `the other side thereof a row of lacingeyelets; said corset having a vertical portion having a row of lacingeyelets; and a lacing passing through the eyelets of said secondmentioned strip and said corset portion and flexibly connecting thesame.

JOSEPHINE L. HOLT.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,862,046 Bennett June 7, 19322,040,398 Nathanson May 12, 1936

